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State of the nation

Envirotec Magazine

The report evaluates the impact of the national Natural Flood Management Programme which received £15 million of government funding, including benefits to communities and to biodiversity alongside protecting homes and businesses from floods. Across 60 pilot projects the programme created an equivalent of 1.6

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

The first few days of COP have ushered in a wave of major announcements and funding pledges. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. Happy Monday!    And happy COPing to those on the ground in Dubai!

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Decade of delivery: How can businesses help keep 1.5C alive at COP26?

Business Green

The latest report from the Energy Transitions Commission has set out a roadmap for how the world can move on to a 1.5C It is a daunting task, but one governments and businesses have no option but to complete if they want to avert a rolling climate crisis. warming trajectory over the course of the coming decade. in the current decade?

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

The pioneering governance structure will see the food giant officially entrench environmental, social and societal objectives into its bylaws, alongside more typical profit goals. Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an "enterprise à mission," a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran on regenerative farming and fixing the 'broken' food system

Business Green

The pioneering governance structure will see the food giant officially entrench environmental, social, and societal objectives into its bylaws, alongside more typical profit goals. Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an ‘entreprise à mission', a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law.

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SDG15: The fight for life on land

Business Green

When well managed the land helps regulate water and air quality, sequester and store carbon, and minimise flood and soil erosion risks. Soil erosion, wildfires, floods, monocultures, and pollution can all pose a serious threat to life and the viability of the economies and communities that are dependent on the land.

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Danone’s Eric Soubeiran: ‘The food system is broken’

AGreenLiving

The pioneering governance structure will see the food giant officially entrench environmental, social and societal objectives into its bylaws, alongside more typical profit goals. It is looking at the elephant in the room, and going after it piece by piece. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value.